The Book of Revelation, verse-by-verse, Chapter Seven

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Previously, I wrote on Chapters Fourteen, Thirteen, and Six.

Rev. 7:1
"And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree."

For those of you who want to complain, please stop crying. I am writing to those who can hear (Rev. 1:3).

As I have shared previously, some chapters support the storyline called asides. Chapter Seven is one of those asides.
Chapter Seven is the aside to the seals storyline (Ch. 5-8).
As an aside, Chapter Seven focuses on some particular aspect of the storyline.
For the seals storyline (Ch. 5-8), the focus (Ch. 7) is on the 144,000.

Verse 7:1 states that the leaders are preventing the judgment (Rev. 14:7) from beginning.
Both the "earth" and the "sea" metaphors are known to you, as I have explained them in Chapter Thirteen.
The tree metaphor represents the followers of Wormwood (Rev. 12:10-11). These are the former saints of God who then decided to follow the beast and his false prophet (Rev. 14:9-11).

It is not my job to convince you of these things. However, if you have questions, then, please ask. For those who whine, you need a little cheese to go with that whine.

Don't trouble me with your attacks.
 
Rev. 7:2
"And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,"

I should go over the Book of Revelation chiasmus again.

Ch. 1, introduction
...Ch. 2-3, the gifts of the marriage
......Ch. 4, the hereafter chapter
.......Ch. 5, begins the seals storyline
............Ch. 6, the power transfer chapter
...............Ch. 7, the seals storyline aside
...............Ch. 8, ends the seals storyline, begins the trumpets storyline
.....................Ch. 9, gathering for the winepress
........................Ch. 10, the trumpets storyline aside
........... ...........Ch. 11, ends the trumpets storyline
........................Ch. 12, begins the mark of the beast storyline
...........................Ch. 13, the mark of the beast storyline aside pt. 1
........................Ch. 14, the mark of the beast storyline aside pt 2
.....................Ch. 15, midpoint chapter
................Ch. 16, ends the mark of the beast storyline
.............Ch. 17, begins the fall of Babylon storyline
............Ch. 18, Babylon burns
.........Ch. 19, the marriage chapter
.....Ch. 20, the fall of Babylon storyline aside
..Ch. 21, ends the fall of Babylon storyline
Ch. 22, conclusion

For those who don't like the way the chismus is written, cry me a river.

There are four storylines in the Book of Revelation.
Each storyline has an aside.
Chapter Seven is the seals storyline aside.
Rev. 7:2 continues the four angels section (Rev. 7:1-3) of the seals storyline aside.

The four angels represent not only the leaders of the 144,000, but also the 144,000 themselves. This becomes apparent as we get into Rev. 9:14-15.
The angel ascending from the east is the angel of Rev. 1:1. He is recognised by the loud voice instructing John and the 144,000.
He has the seal of the living God, which is the appointment to conduct the work during the tribulation and the judgment. This commission of authority is given to John in the trumpets storyline at Rev. 10:8-11.

The expression "to hurt" pertains to the judgment stated in Rev. 14:7. Therefore, this angel ascending from the east has power and authority over the judgment and expresses that authority in this verse (Rev. 7:2). From this, Rev. 7:2 is parallel to Rev. 6:4.

He states to the 144,000, the four angels, to not engage the beast and his false prophet, to whom you have authority to judge.
From this, you can see that the 144,000 are judges during the judgment (Ch. 16).
 
Rev. 7:3
"Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."

This is the third and last verse in this series.

Rev. 7:1
.....Rev. 7:2
Rev. 7:3

Notice the pattern

earth, sea, tree
.....earth, sea
earth, sea, tree

The reason is that the earth and sea represent the wicked who follow the beast and false prophet that the 144,000 want to judge. Whereas the tree represents fallen saints to whom the 144,000 have compassion. This is very sad.

But before the 144,000 can begin, they must first be sealed to the Savior, and this is the marriage of Rev. 19:5-8.
The marriage is in the fifth seal at Rev. 6:9-11.
 
Rev. 7:4
"And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."

As previously stated, the sealing is the marriage to the Savior (Rev. 1:6, Rev. 5:10, Rev. 19:5-8).
Thus, 144,000 are sealed to the Savior.
These 144,000 come from the children of Israel and not the nation state of Israel.
Also, they do not come from Judah but Ephraim.
And more specifically, having the blessing of the tribe of Dan, as shown in Rev. 4-8.
 
LTL said:
Rev. 7:4
"And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."

As previously stated, the sealing is the marriage to the Savior (Rev. 1:6, Rev. 5:10, Rev. 19:5-8).
Thus, 144,000 are sealed to the Savior.
These 144,000 come from the children of Israel and not the nation state of Israel.
Also, they do not come from Judah but Ephraim.
And more specifically, having the blessing of the tribe of Dan, as shown in Rev. 4-8.
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Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

12,000 each of 12 tribes.

Judah
Reuben
Gad
Aser
Nepthalim
Manasses
Simeon
Levi
Issachar
Zabulon
Joseph
Benjamin

You said they do not come from Judah but Ephraim and the blessing of the tribe of Dan.

But Judah is mentioned and Ephraim is not.

And Dan is not mentioned but that tribe is replaced by Manasses.

Jdg 18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Jdg 18:31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

1Ki 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1Ki 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
1Ki 12:30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
1Ki 12:31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

2Ki 10:29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

Amo 8:14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

The tribe of Dan as a whole was guilty of gross idolatry—even to the point of stealing the idols they used to practice their religion.

Theirs was the first organized idolatry in ancient Israel, and the longest in duration.

It continued "until the day of the captivity of the land," nearly 500 years later.

Jewish tradition says that Dan was the first tribe to follow Jeroboam into his sin of idolatry, and in their literature, the term "Dan" is often used to represent idolatry.

From this summarized history of the tribe, it becomes obvious why Dan would not be among the 144,000 "servants of our God," as they are called in Revelation 7:3.

Dan thoroughly rejected God's true religion for thousands of years, substituting a continuous tradition of idolatry.

Dan is not mentioned in the 144,000.

And why would the 144,000 have the blessing of Dan.
 
tablet123 said:
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

12,000 each of 12 tribes.

Judah
Reuben
Gad
Aser
Nepthalim
Manasses
Simeon
Levi
Issachar
Zabulon
Joseph
Benjamin

You said they do not come from Judah but Ephraim and the blessing of the tribe of Dan.

But Judah is mentioned and Ephraim is not.

And Dan is not mentioned but that tribe is replaced by Manasses.

Jdg 18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Jdg 18:31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

1Ki 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1Ki 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
1Ki 12:30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
1Ki 12:31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

2Ki 10:29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

Amo 8:14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

The tribe of Dan as a whole was guilty of gross idolatry—even to the point of stealing the idols they used to practice their religion.

Theirs was the first organized idolatry in ancient Israel, and the longest in duration.

It continued "until the day of the captivity of the land," nearly 500 years later.

Jewish tradition says that Dan was the first tribe to follow Jeroboam into his sin of idolatry, and in their literature, the term "Dan" is often used to represent idolatry.

From this summarized history of the tribe, it becomes obvious why Dan would not be among the 144,000 "servants of our God," as they are called in Revelation 7:3.

Dan thoroughly rejected God's true religion for thousands of years, substituting a continuous tradition of idolatry.

Dan is not mentioned in the 144,000.

And why would the 144,000 have the blessing of Dan.
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tablet123 are you wanting to learn or are you wanting to attack me?
 
Rev. 7:5
"Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand."

This is the first verse in a series of four. And again, four is the sign of the Savior. In this case, each verse has three tribes each.

1) v. 7:5 (3 tribes)
2) v. 7:6 (3 tribes)
3) v. 7:7 (3 tribes)
4) v. 7:8 (3 tribes)

This is the sign of the Savior. One among many here in the Book of Revelation. The book testifies of the Savior repeatedly.
 
Rev. 7:6
"Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand."

In this group of three, we see the "replacement tribe Manasses."
This replacement tribe was split from the tribe of Joseph.
Joseph had two sons, Ephraim and Manasses.
When Manasses was split from the tribe of Joseph, then the remainder of Joseph was Ephraim.

Originally, Manasses was used to replace Levi.
But as we see in the next verse, Levi has been returned to the set of twelve tribes.
Since Dan has been removed from the set of twelve tribes, then Manasses replaces Dan here in Rev. 7:6.

Dan is the tribe with the birthright blessing of being judges (Gen 49:16-18).
The priests of Levi were dispersed among the children of Israel.
The judges of Dan are dispersed among the children of Israel.
That is, the 144,000 have the birthright blessing of Dan to be judges among the people of Israel.

It follows that the children of Israel once again have priests to govern as judges (Rev. 20:4).
This is how the kingdom of Israel is organised, with priests as judges and Christ as their King.
Therefore, the 144,000 are judges among the children of Israel.
 
Rev. 7:7
"Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand."

Here we see the tribe of Levi has been returned to the group of twelve tribes.
 
Rev. 7:8
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

And here we see the tribe of Joseph, which is the tribe of Ephraim.
 
LTL said:
Rev. 7:8
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

And here we see the tribe of Joseph, which is the tribe of Ephraim.
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No it is not. There was no tribe of Joseph, so Revelation 7 is speaking of something other than the natural tribes
 
LTL said:
Rev. 7:7
"Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand."

Here we see the tribe of Levi has been returned to the group of twelve tribes.
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The tribe of Levi was never one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
 
I noticed that one of my dissenters has been attacking again.
As I said in the beginning, this is my personal interpretation of the Book of Revelation.
I am not going to argue with you.
Cry me a river.
 
Rev. 7:9
"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"

In this verse, we see the marriage of Rev. 19:5-8 in the fall of Babylon storyline.

It amazes me that the dissenters do not comment on the structure of the Book of Revelation. Have you nothing to say about this? Is it because you have not been taught anything contrary? Yes, because I found it less than a year ago. So you have not developed a doctrine against it.

Stay with your outdated doctrines in light of new evidence. And cry me a river.
 
Rev. 7:10
"And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb."

At the marriage celebration, there is more than one speaker.
Here in this verse is again the "loud voice" denoting the angel of Rev. 1:1, saying along with the saints, "Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne (Rev. 5:1), and unto the Lamb."
This is similarly in the tribulation storyline at Rev. 10:3 and the fall of Babylon storyline at Rev. 19:6.
 
Rev. 7:11
"And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,"

The throne of God is upon the earth. The gathered saints are about the throne and about the 144,000 servants of God. And they all fall on their faces and worship God. Thus, the marriage sealing has taken place, and the saints of God are worshiping the Savior in this great marriage celebration.

Similarly, in the trumpets storyline at Rev. 10:3 and the fall of Babylon storyline at 19:6.
 
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